Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.78° S 173.12° E

Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 04 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay sea temperature is
11.5°C
1.8° 

Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay today (04 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 11s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay at 3AM is: 1.8m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Oct)5.5ft (1.7m)11s
Afternoon (04 Oct)4ft (1.2m)8s
Evening (04 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)10s

Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue morning, min 5°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
4
Monday
5
Tuesday
6
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
0
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
SSW
14
1.8
S
13
1.7
S
12
1.6
S
11
1.6
S
11
1.2
S
8
1.5
S
10
1.4
S
10
1.3
S
10
1.3
S
10
1.2
S
10
1.2
S
10
1.1
S
10
1
S
9
0.9
SSE
9
0.8
SSE
9
0.7
S
9
0.4
SSW
14
1.2
NE
6
0.4
SSW
17
0.5
SSW
16
1
NE
7
0.4
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1307
1087
786
599
564
205
461
402
353
339
284
284
235
180
144
110
79
65
109
104
149
86
85
84
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
5
SSW
0
N
10
N
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
N
10
N
10
NW
5
N
15
N
15
NNE
20
NE
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNE
5
WNW
5
NW
5
N
5
NE
10
NNE
10
N
Wind State
cross-on
glassy
glassy
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
10:32PM1.74m
11:09AM1.90m
11:36PM1.76m
12:11PM1.92m
00:36AM1.80m
1:08PM1.94m
Low Tide
4:47AM0.20m
5:28PM0.25m
5:47AM0.18m
6:26PM0.22m
6:45AM0.15m
7:21PM0.18m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:52
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7:37
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7:37
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Temp °C
6
6
5
8
9
9
8
7
7
6
6
9
10
10
8
8
8
8
8
12
15
15
12
11
Feels °C
3
4
3
5
5
5
4
4
4
3
3
5
6
5
3
4
5
6
6
10
13
12
9
8
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